Facebook Apologizes Over Drag-Queen Name Controversy

Facebook is changing how it treats people who don’t use their real names on social network, following an uproar over its crackdown on pseudonyms used by drag queens.

Christopher Cox, Facebook’s product chief, apologized in a post Wednesday to people affected by the recent sweep. He said hundreds of drag queens who were flagged for violating Facebook’s real-name policy will be able to use their stage names on Facebook.